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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Eclipse Plumage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what month would Doris and Lalla spend their time at the races?
(a) August.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) January.

2. During what months did Michael's grandparents move to Nuwara Eliya?
(a) September and October.
(b) June and July.
(c) April and May.
(d) March and April.

3. In the poem "Sweet Like a Crow," stepping on what bird was compared to the sound of someone's voice?
(a) Petrel.
(b) Booby.
(c) Grebe.
(d) Peacock.

4. During the war, where did Lalla open up a boarding house?
(a) Colombo.
(b) Kandy.
(c) Nuwara Eliya.
(d) Kegalle.

5. How tall was Michael's Aunt Dolly?
(a) 5 ft.
(b) 4 ft. 10 in.
(c) 5 ft. 5 in.
(d) 5 ft. 1 in.

Short Answer Questions

1. To how many hospitals did Lalla dedicate her body after her death?

2. Near what continent is Ceylon located?

3. What color was a church painted that Michael saw on Reclamation Street in Colombo?

4. In the section titled "Tongue," what hotel on the beach did Michael and several of the children walk to?

5. How many yards did the porch run along the front of the old governor's home?

(see the answer key)

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